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Georgina Maddox

Georgina is an independent critic-curator with 18 years of experience in the field of Indian art and culture. She blurs the lines of documentation, theory and praxis by involving herself in visual art projects. Besides writing on immersive art for STIRworld, she is a regular contributor for The Hindu, MASH Mag and Architectural Digest.

Art, Exile and Protest: Inder Salim’s Long-Awaited Solo in Delhi

After a hiatus of almost 35 years, artist Inder Salim presents his solo show, “i belong to the missing side,” at Gallery ONKAF. Within my dream, I woke up. I went closer to the window of my room. The landscape was turning papery.  At the window,  The paper-thick reality in my eyes turned heavier. In […]

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Drinking in the Bitter Nectar: Sustaina 3rd Edition

Sustaina in its 3rd edition deals with Bitter Nectar. The ongoing project curated by artist duo Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra in collaboration with CEEW is appropriately titled as it critically examines the environmental change that the world is witnessing, rooted of course in India. This year’s edition, examines climate change through fruiting cycles, food systems,

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‘A Story in Red’, an Immersive Art House Experience in Kochi By Asian Paints Royale: A Review

Talking in Colour: ‘A Story in Red’ is an Immersive Art House Experience in Kochi presented by Asian Paints Royale Where walls, objects and shades of red come together as a contemporary art narrative. Kochi is a city where time slows down and it somehow finds a way to linger. Whether it is the bamboo

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Legacies of Light, Maps of Absence: Showcasing the Dutch Influence on Indian Art and Culture

The international exhibition Inheritances of Light, Geographies of Loss, curated by Myna Mukherjee of Engendered, brings the Dutch influence on Indian art and culture into focus, at Travancore Palace, New Delhi  Indian painting, prior to its exposure to global influences via trade, believed in universal light, or what the Italians called ‘sfumato’ a soft, common

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Art That Breathes with Nature: The Artists Championing Sustainability

Across India’s creative landscape, artists are reimagining expression through an organic lens—turning to recyclable and natural materials as both medium and message. This growing movement reflects a deeper commitment to sustainability, where art not only tells stories but also responds thoughtfully to environmental responsibility.  As residents of Delhi gasp for air, the urgency to address

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Reflecting, constructing and forging ahead: Satyakam Saha’s Artistic Practice

Satyakam Saha’s recently concluded solo at Bikaner House brings together two decades of artistic practice, in his first solo show  While looking at an artwork we often do not see what went on behind the scenes to construct it. Constructs explored how ‘images and ideas are formed, dismantled and reassembled across mediums.’ Held at Bikaner

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From Russia with Love: Artist Nikas Safronov’s First Exhibition in India

Replete with life-sized sculpted elephants, coloured red, white and black, projections of light, sound and video, printed carpets, that evoke texture and artificial flowers that give out fragrant smells, the Lalit Kala Akademi Gallery will get a complete makeover for the upcoming exhibition Dream Vision: Nikas Safronov’s first exhibition in India conveys the sensibility of

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